Everyday Dialogues: St. Valentine’s Day

Una chiacchierata indispensabile per San Valentino.

Bandera UK
Daniel Francis

Speaker (UK accent)

USAx2
Molly Malcolm

Speaker (American accent)

Aggiornato il giorno

Valentine's Day

Ascolta questo articolo

Stampare

Woman: Ugh, it’s Valentine’s Day again. I wish we could skip it.

Man: Why would you want to skip the most romantic day of the year?

Woman: I hate all that lovey-dovey nonsense. All the hearts and flowers and chocolates.

Man: Love isn’t nonsense. You’re just grumpy because you haven’t got a girlfriend/boyfriend.

Woman: Yes, I’ll be spending it alone again.

Man: Maybe an admirer will send you a card this year.

Woman: Well, that’s the other thing I hate: the humiliation of not getting one.

Man: Come on... You’re funny, good-looking, kind... There’s someone out there destined to be your other half.

Woman: I should be so lucky. Cupid wants nothing to do with me.

Man: Just you wait. I have a feeling that this year will be different.

NOW LET’S REVIEW THE VOCABULARY!

  • To skip is to omit, to pass over without mention or notice.
  • Lovey-dovey is an informal way of describing something romantic or affectionate, often excessively and publicly.
  • When someone is bad-tempered or irritable, you can call them grumpy.
  • The verb to spend can be used in relation to time: to spend the day at home or to spend Valentine’s with a loved one, for example.
  • An admirer is a person who has a romantic interest in someone.
  • Humiliation is the feeling of being ashamed.
  • Come on is a phrase used to encourage someone.
  • Good-looking means ‘physically attractive’. Synonyms include ‘handsome’, ‘beautiful’ and ‘pretty’.
  • Out there describes an unspecified place somewhere in the world.
  • Other half refers to someone’s partner, wife or husband. They can also be described as their ‘better half’. It indicates that, together, the two halves are complete.
  • I should be so lucky implies ironically that one’s wishes are not likely to be fulfilled. (It’s also the name of Kylie Minogue’s first single.)
  • Cupid is the Roman god of love.
  • "Just you wait" is said to indicate that someone is sure that something will happen.
It’s a Woman’s Game: US Soccer
AdobeStock

Current Affairs

It’s a Woman’s Game: US Soccer

Il 15 maggio 1940, in una località californiana sulla famosa Route 66 negli Stati Uniti, è stato aperto il primo ristorante McDonald's. Con fan e detrattori, la catena è ancora oggi un punto di riferimento globale per il fast food.

Talitha Linehan

From Land’s End to John O’ Groats
AdobeStock

Places

From Land’s End to John O’ Groats

Ovvero, dalla punta occidentale della Cornovaglia all’estremo nord della Scozia (o viceversa). Un viaggio attraverso tutta la Gran Bretagna, che dal 1871, quando fu fatto per la prima volta per beneficenza, ha sempre stimolato la voglia di avventura. L’ideale sarebbe farlo in bici o a piedi!

Mark Worden

More in Explore

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Ironwoman

People

Ironwoman

Il suo laboratorio è una tenda indiana e i metalli sono la sua passione. Ferro, bronzo, acciaio non hanno segreti per Heather McLarty, l’artista californiana che crea capolavori con incudine e martello.

Talitha Linehan